Clothes-drier



(No Model.)

J. A, WARD.

CLOTHES DRIER.

Patented Aug. 21, 1883.

U ITED STATES PATENT OFFICEQ JOHN A. \VARD, OF SHARPSVILLE,PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHES DRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 283,728, dated August21, 1883.

Application filed March 29, 1883. (No model.) 7

the art to which it appertains to make and use a the same, referencebeing had to the accom: panymg drawings, and to letters or figures ofreference 'marked thereon, which form'a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a combined clothes rack and drier, which maybe either supported by a stand or legs, or hung upon a wall, and whichmay be folded into compact form, so as to occupy but little space whennot in use, the object of the invention being to provide an implement ofthis class which is cheap, simple, and durable in construction, andwhich can be easily handled and adjusted for use as a drier or foldedup'and used simply as a rack for garments and hats.

The invention consists in certain novel constructions and combinationsof parts, which are clearly illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings,.and will be hereinafter particularly described, and definitelypointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of acombined rack anddrier constructed according to my invention and adapted to be hung upona wall. Fig. 2 is is a similar view of the same with its arms extended.Fig. 3 is a front view of the rack and drier supported by a stand orlegs.

The letters A A indicate flat side pieces, which are connected by backcross-bars, B B, two upper front bars, (land 0', and a lower front bar,0 The flat side pieces, A. A, are each provided with two parallel slots,D and D, the real-most of which extends above the front ones. Throughthe slots of the side pieces respectively project the ends ofvertically-sliding horizontal bars E and E, which can turn axially inthe slots, and each of which is provided with a series of projectingarms,

f. WVhen the sliding horizontal bars are at the bottoms of the slots,the arms f stand vertically, those of the bar E having their upper endsbehind the top front bar, 0, and those of the bar E resting against saidtop front bar and behind the next lower front bar, 0, as shown in Fig.1., in which position the arms will be prevented from falling forward.

Each of the front bars is provided with pins or hooks g, and when theimplement is folded, as shown in Fig. 1, it may be used simply as a rackby hanging garments or hats on these hooks or pins.

Holes h h are formed in the top back bar, so that the implement may besuspended from pins or nails projecting from the wall; or this top barmay be provided with suspension rings or ears.

When it is desired to use the implement as a drier, or to receiveclothes from ironing, the horizontal sliding bars are, either or both,shifted to the tops of their slots, and the arms f allowed to fallforward to a horizontal position and rest upon the front bars 0 and C,as shown in Fig. 2, the upper arms being preferably arranged to beopposite the spaces be tween the lower arms. WVhen the arms are thusturned down, they are used to support articles to be dried or aired, andwhen not further required for the purpose they may be turned up and thesliding cross bars allowed to drop to the bottoms of their slots, asshown in Fig. 1

On the inner sides of each of the side pieces are fixed sockets orstrapst' t to receive the upper ends of legs or standards I I, whichserve to support the implement when the same is to be used as a standingrack and drier.

Having now fully described my invention and explained the manner ofusing the same, I claim The combination,with the slotted side pieces, AA, the rear slots of which extend above the front slots, and the frontsupporting-bars, O and O, of the two horizontal sliding and turning barsarranged in the front and rear slots, respectively, and provided witharms f, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. \VARD.

Witnesses:

WV. S. BEBOUR,

N. Snownns.

